It seems those Occupy Wall Streeters were a lot closer to the 1 percent than they would like to admit.

A new study of the OWS movement in New York found that many of the protesters were highly educated and not nearly as down on their luck as they portrayed.

A third of protesters in the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York lived in households earning more than $100,000 and more than two- thirds were employed professionals, according to the study from CUNYs Joseph A. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies.

The study also showed the movement was mostly organized by experienced political operatives and nearly all of those involved  76 percent  were college educated.

A lot of fairly wealthy people have no idea how relatively rich they really are.

When I looked at the official statistics from the government on income... I was SHOCKED to discover that I was in the top 3% of all income earners. I knew I was better off than most in my area, but ... with places like New York and California and their sky high salaries I didn't imagine in a million years I was that much wealthier.

#1 ANY idiot with 1/10 of a functioning brain already knew this just from the fact that these dopes set up a huge tent and "library" where they could use and recharge their iPads and Macbook Pros.

#2 Where was this damning information about this "spontaneous protest" a year and a half ago, when it might have been relevant and/or changed the way this "movement" was viewed? Not that most thinking people didn't see it for what it was: a self-serving, self-important pack of rich, white, wannabe hippies (with some 60's retreads and ACORN agitators thrown in for flavor), with no clear purpose or point.

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posted on 01/30/2013 6:18:05 AM PST
by Sicon
("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)

I was SHOCKED to discover that I was in the top 3% of all income earners.

Yea.... I've had a similar experience. But, I'm pretty sure we're NOT in the top 3% of the "wealthiest" people... just "income earners". The truly wealthy don't have much "earned income"... their money all comes from dividend and capital gains.

So, knock yourself down another 5-6%.

I'm also quite sure, a BUNCH of people are grossly under-reporting their income. Go figure. After 80 years of taxing INCOME, people have figured out how to get compensated in "other" ways, or "non-traceable" ways.

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posted on 01/30/2013 6:24:24 AM PST
by SomeCallMeTim
( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them)

One of the spokesclowns of OWS was recently fired by the NYC School Dept for forging signatures on his time sheet.This clown appeared on Colbert’s show once with that “female bodied person” named “Ketchup” (that’s what she called herself and the way she described herself).

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posted on 01/30/2013 6:36:16 AM PST
by Gay State Conservative
("Progressives" toss the word "racist" around like chimps toss their feces)

These trust-fund babies are just following the pattern set by their clueless Marxist parents, who protested the war in Viet Nam and corporations in the ‘60s. They have no values other than feeling “relevant,” as they challenge The Man.

Of course, they will go on to be employed by law firms and lobbying groups at astronomical salaries as their parents did, but they’ll always have warm memories of their youthful, protesting days to make them seem “special” and “edgy.”

#2 Where was this damning information about this “spontaneous protest” a year and a half ago, when it might have been relevant and/or changed the way this “movement” was viewed?

Do you think the communist/progressive media that are in the tank for Obama would have reported it anyway. Not on your life. The screwed up media only gives negative reports on Teabaggers, Rush and Fox News. In the end, I hope the liberal media is amply punished for their abuse of power and reporting to the American people.

Well, as you can see, the elite educations did not prevent them from acting like animals...raping women, having sex in broad daylight, defecating on police cars, and living worse than pigs. Not to mention the graffiti, filth, etc. It shows that an elite education does nothing to change one’s heart to be God-fearing or loving of one’s fellow man.

Where did they find the time? Oh Yeah, they were all employed by the Government or with Gov't money in some form - teachers, social workers, university staff, hospital workers, public employees, unions. ALL don't need to worry about being paid, all will be given time off for public agitation and demonstration organized by their bosses, and all are part of the new "Government Party."

One of the spokesclowns of OWS was recently fired by the NYC School Dept for forging signatures on his time sheet.This clown appeared on Colberts show once with that female bodied person named Ketchup (thats what she called herself and the way she described herself).

that OWS clown was Justin Wedes and you want to know where he is now? Check his recent tweet:

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